People refer to topical flea and tick control products in some of the following ways, but they all mean the same thing: a toxic, systemic chemical being applied to your dog or cats neck, enters their blood stream and stays there. When fleas, ticks and mosquitoes bite them, they ingest the poison in your pets [Read the Rest...]
Why should we avoid hazardous products in our healthy homes? For the obvious reasons of course, the health and safety of our family and companion animals. Did you know the use of hazardous products (also referred to as toxic chemicals) in your “healthy home” indirectly costs billions per year? It’s been estimated that hazardous products [Read the Rest...]
Toxic Strawberries? What is Methyl Iodide? Will strawberry shortcake be known for causing cancer, birth defects and miscarriages? 90 percent of U.S. strawberries are grown in California. And as progressive as they may be, California approved the use of this highly toxic chemical for strawberry fields last year. The good news is, you have a [Read the Rest...]
The effects of pesticides and child exposures are vast. Children are being exposed to pesticides in their homes, yards, day care settings and schools. About one-fourth of the over 1 billion pounds of pesticides used annually in the United States are applied in these settings. Although pesticides have played a significant role in eliminating diseases [Read the Rest...]
Texas A&M Receives EPA Grant to Address Pesticides Use (DALLAS – March 2, 2011) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $53,000 to Texas AgriLife Extension Service to promote Integrated Pest Management (IPM). The project will develop data to track patterns of insecticide use and how it affects black margined aphids. IPM is an [Read the Rest...]
For the first time in more than 40 years, the President’s Cancer Panel addressed the role of environmental contamination in cancer incidence. The report opens with the observation that “…the true burden of environmentally induced cancer has been grossly underestimated.” The panel calls for a comprehensive agenda to address environmental contaminants and protection of human [Read the Rest...]
Fleas and ticks are a nuisance, and they can even be a health hazard. Even though we have many available options to control fleas and ticks without resorting to dangerous chemicals, the Environmental Protection Agency still allows some harmful pesticides to be used in flea collars. Flea collars with the pesticide propoxur are a particular [Read the Rest...]
Texas Politicians Attack Environmental Health Protections A conversation with EPA Region 6 Administrator and environmental health advocates about the hidden dangers of chemical pollution in Texas. Broadcast Live on KPFT Houston, 90.1fm, and live on www.kpft.org (Houston) Why did a Corpus Christi woman stand up at the White House last month and loudly demand protection [Read the Rest...]
When garden pests suddenly attack, eco minded gardeners do not run to the store to buy the latest pesticides. As an alternative, they turn to integrated pest management (IPM). IPM involves a combination of common sense practices which puts emphasis on the least toxic biological and environmental ways to control pests, while having the least [Read the Rest...]
Q. Just did the eco-friendly flea bomb and must have resistant fleas. Anyhow, do you have any info regarding your system with pet rabbits? Since they are such sensitive small animals am cautious about using anything that may be harmful to the bunny in the house. Secondly any information regarding pregnant women? I have my [Read the Rest...]
